Foreword:

Trust me. You will be blessed and challenged when you read through, “Lord, I’m Tired: Gospel Truth for a Restless and Weary Soul.” The title is fitting for it describes the ebb and flow of the life of a true Christ-follower.

I applaud Dan for making the Gospel of the Lord Jesus clear in what he expresses in the 20 chapters before you. He does a masterful job of painting a course forward out of our weariness and the stressors of life by using God’s Word, the Scriptures, as the compass that will lead us toward help for our weary souls.

He gets real with numerous feelings and experiences that not all Christian authors will be transparent about in their writings. Sometimes, we may be tired and weary due to harboring sin. I love the fact that Dan calls this out, and he calls on us to repent of it and surrender everything in our life to the Lordship of Jesus. Even still, I love the way Dan points out that often the trials, suffering, or crises we face are used by God to help us draw closer to the Lord.

Thank you, Dan, for showing your readers that trials have a purpose. If we can come to see that with the Spirit’s help, we will be further along in finding our way back to a place of peace and satisfaction in the Lord’s good providence in our lives. Buckle up and get ready to be challenged and blessed!

Dr. Travis Fleming, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Gallatin, TN